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<h2>Working with text documents in Resources</h2>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> To complete the procedures in this
document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary
permissions.  To determine your role, follow the directions in <a href="content.hlp?docId=arbu">Participant roles</a>.  For a
basic understanding of roles and permissions, see <a href="content.hlp?docId=arax">Permissions and roles: Overview</a>.</p>

<h4>Adding a text document</h4>

<p>To create and display a text document in your Resources area,
follow these steps:</p>

<ol><li>In your site's <a href="content.hlp?docId=arcc">menubar</a>, click <strong><code>Resources</code></strong>.

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</li><li>Next to the folder to which you want to add the text document,
mouse over <strong><code>Add</code></strong>, and click <strong><code>Create Text Document</code></strong>.

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</li><li>Type the content of your text document, and then click
<strong><code>Continue</code></strong>.

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</li><li>Enter a title and an optional description in the text areas
provided.

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</li><li>Choose your text document's copyright status, add copyright
information, and display a copyright alert:

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<ul><li>If you select <strong><code>Use copyright below </code></strong>, a text box will
appear in which you can add information about the copyright.
</li><li>For information about copyright and fair use, click <strong><code>more
info</code></strong>.
</li><li>If you would like to display the terms to users when they access
your text document, select <strong><code>Display copyright alert and require
acknowledgment when accessed by others</code></strong>. This option will require
users to agree to the copyright terms to view the document. To see the
alert, click <strong><code>what's this?</code></strong>. You cannot edit this alert.
</li></ul><br />
</li><li>Under "Availability and Access", control who can access the text
document and when its available, as follows:

<ul><li>To display the text document to site members only, select <strong><code>Only
members of this site can see this file</code></strong>.
</li><li>To share the document with another site to which you belong (e.g.,
as an attachment to a syllabus item for another course or project
you're leading), select <strong><code>This file is publicly viewable</code></strong>. (This
option is not available if the folder to which you're adding the page
is publicly viewable.)
</li><li>To display the document only to selected groups, select
<strong><code>Display this file to selected groups only</code></strong>, and then select
the group(s) that should have access. For more information on groups,
see <a href="content.hlp?docId=atcs">Managing groups</a>.
</li><li>To show or hide your document, or set a beginning and/or ending
date for its visibility, click the appropriate selections. (This
option does not appear when you're adding an item to Resources in
<a href="content.hlp?docId=aqzy">My Workspace</a>.) Site administrators will always be able to
see hidden items, even when they are hidden from other users.
</li></ul><br />
</li><li>Next to "Email Notification", specify whether or not you want to
have members of the site notified automatically via email when the
resource is posted. (This option does not appear when you're adding an
item to Resources in My Workspace.)

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</li><li>Click <strong><code>Finish</code></strong>.
</li></ol>

<h4>Editing a text document's details</h4>

<p>To edit the name, description, copyright status, or availability
and access settings for a text document, mouse over <strong><code>Actions</code></strong>,
and then click <strong><code>Revise Details</code></strong>. Make your changes, and then
click <strong><code>Update</code></strong> to save them.</p>

<h4>Updating a text document</h4>

<p>To update the content of a text document, mouse over
<strong><code>Actions</code></strong>, and then click <strong><code>Revise Content</code></strong>. Make your
change, and then click <strong><code>Update</code></strong>.</p>

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